Journal of Economic Literature
Elliott, Robert. The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market: How Labour Economics Can Inform Policy toward the Frontline Care Workforce
2025-12-01
Elaine Kelly of Institute for Fiscal Studies and The Health Foundation reviews “The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market: How Labour Economics Can Inform Policy toward the Frontline Care Workforce” by Robert Elliott. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Discusses economic theories key to understanding the workings of the labor markets for frontline health- and social-care workers in the United Kingdom, focusing on the theories of net advantages, human capital, the production function, the labor demand schedule, and equilibrium in the labor market.”